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Cardinals halt Pirates’ 5-game winning streak

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless stretch and Alec Burleson got his major league-best 112th RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night. Liberatore (6-14) gave up one run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts ...

Steelers’ Porter ‘definitely’ wants to play this season

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. "definitely" sees himself playing at some point this season. When that is, even Porter doesn't know, though he didn't rule out making his 2026 debut on Sunday against Cincinnati. The fourth-year pro sat out each of ...

Antonio Brown avoids prison with reduced charge in attempted murder case

Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea deal that will have him avoid prison time on a reduced charge in an attempted murder case in Miami. His lawyer said Wednesday the agreement with prosecutors was too good to turn down. Brown is scheduled to appear in court on ...

Pirates blank Cardinals for 5th straight win

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones allowed one hit over seven dominant innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates inched closer to the franchise's first winning season in eight years with a 2-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night. The hard-throwing Jones (5-6) retired the first 16 batters he faced ...

Black cloud remains over Wild Things in postseason

During the seventh inning of Game 5 in the Wild Things’ Midwest Conference finals series against Evansville on Sunday, dark clouds – the kind that have been all too familiar in Washington over the past month – filled the sky above EQT Park. Rain began falling, but not hard enough to stop ...

Steelers find themselves at an early season crossroads

PITTSBURGH – Aaron Rodgers hasn't lasted 22 years in the NFL out of pure luck. The most sacked quarterback in history knows how to take a hit. So moments after getting drilled by all 231 pounds of New England linebacker Christian Elliss running at full speed in the second quarter of what ...